After Egyptian citizens violently protested the government, the military-led country announced the acceptance of the Cabinet’s resignation Tuesday. Since Saturday, 29 protestors have died and nearly 2,000 have been injured.

“When you look at the protests and their upcoming elections, there is definitely anxiety (amongst the Egyptians),” history professor Emine Evered said. “This is the reflection of people trying to get the most out of the (upcoming) elections and not allowing the military to interfere in that process.”

Cindy Chalou, associate director of the Office of Study Abroad, said there currently are two students studying in Egypt — one in Cairo and an Arabic Overseas Flagship Program student in Alexandria.

Both students have been reported safe, she said.

When protests in Egypt first became dangerous to MSU students overseas in spring 2011, students studying in Cairo and Alexandria were evacuated from the country.

“If there are demonstrations going on or anything with potential violence, we will tell students to veer away from those regions and not put their safety in jeopardy,” Chalou said. “If the (Department of State) issues a travel warning in Egypt, then we will be looking closely at the program.”

Sara Hillman, acting academic coordinator for the Arabic Overseas Flagship Program, an Arabic studies program in which students spend a year studying in Egypt, said the turmoil in the Middle East, particularly in Egypt, has had no affect on the number of students interested in visiting Egypt through the program.

Hillman said when students enroll in the program, they are told to be flexible, as they might study in a different Arabic-speaking country than initially planned if conditions are unstable.

If Egypt becomes unsafe, any students overseas with the program most likely will be sent to Morocco or Jordan, she said.

Most students in the program do not feel uncomfortable visiting Egypt in its current state, Joba said.

“No one is overly concerned about their safety,” Joba said. “I know the (Arabic Overseas) Flagship Program will take care of me.”

International relations junior Hussein Yasser Kazem, who was born in Cairo, Egypt, said the cities of Cairo and Alexandria are only dangerous in the areas where the protests are occurring.

But one of Kazem’s friends from Cairo was injured yesterday in protests at Tahrir Square when he was hit with a tear gas canister and a rubber bullet in his leg.

“You get a sense of the danger that you put yourself into by going into the square,” Kazem said.